sailor
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One sailor who reportedly jumped overboard is only 19 — practically still a kid.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
I delivered the words every deployed sailor and Marine longs to hear: “You have delivered a performance for the ages, and now you are going home.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In another case last week, a sailor jumped off the ship and spent about an hour in the water before he was rescued and medically evacuated from the Lincoln.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Schroden noted that carrier strike groups are generally designed for six-month deployments for reasons "including sailor welfare."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She was the hunter and the sailor, and she guessed dead people did lie quietly in their graves.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Central Command, spent several hours aboard the Lincoln meeting with sailors and Marines during a 10-day tour of the region.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Cao said phone calls by sailors aboard the Lincoln were limited when the operational threat was too high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to concerns about retaliation, said that their relative confirmed sailors had attempted to jump from the ship.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Roland added that she was not surprised to hear complaints of poor living conditions from sailors on board, given that their few days of reprieve for port call constantly were being delayed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
I imagine hundreds of years of sailors, lost at sea.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
